A explanation for loss of life has been revealed for Loopy City frontman Shifty Shellshock.
Shifty Shellshock (actual identify Seth Binzer) died because of the results of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. The “Butterfly” singer’s loss of life was dominated an accident.
His explanation for loss of life was licensed on Sept. 24, three months after his June 24 loss of life. He was 49.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner first shared discover of his loss of life to their website on the morning of June 25, although the reason for loss of life was initially beneath investigation.
“Seth Binzer, after scuffling with habit and Loopy City’s fast success with ‘Butterfly,’ by no means was in a position to attain out on a extra profitable stage to take care of his addictions,” the band’s manager Howie Hubberman told PEOPLE on June 27. “All of us tried, however in the end all of us failed, or Shifty would nonetheless be right here.”
“The reason for loss of life was a mixture of pharmaceuticals and road bought medicine,” Hubberman continued. “Shifty was a good friend and actually needed to get himself fastened — sadly nobody had the precise instruments to do that, myself included.”
Over the course of his profession, Binzer handled substance abuse — usually within the public eye. The musician appeared on seasons of the VH1 reveals Superstar Rehab and spin-off Sober Home within the late 2000s, which documented his habit to cocaine in addition to his makes an attempt at restoration. Whereas the star dedicated to sobriety a number of instances, over the course of his appearances on 4 seasons, he relapsed a number of instances.
In 2012, Binzer was arrested and sentenced to a three-year probation after he was discovered to have cocaine in his possession, according to TMZ. Shortly after, the outlet also reported that Binzer had checked right into a “extremely regarded drug and alcohol therapy middle” the place he supposed to “restructure his life” over the following two years.
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In a sequence of posts to Instagram in late April — the final made to his account earlier than his loss of life — the singer acknowledged his historical past with habit.
“I’m a lover than a fighter …however the one I want to like extra As a substitute of battle with is myself .. mr shifty true Love # Sober alive and grateful,” Binzer wrote in the caption of one post.
Binzer had one other run-in with legislation enforcement in 2023 when he was arrested on a DUI cost, simply days after a fan recorded a fistfight between Binzer and Bobby Reeves, according to TMZ. On the time of the incidents, Loopy City was opening for the metallic band Hed PE, although after the altercation, Loopy City was kicked off of the tour.
Following the information of Binzer’s passing, Adam Bravin, who helped begin the group with Binzer in 1995, posted a message of recognition to his Instagram story.
“Relaxation Straightforward Seth ❤️,” he wrote.
In case you or somebody is scuffling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.